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Posts tagged ‘golan heights’

this afternoon (wednesday 22nd), 2.36-2.49pm, on bbc world service radio (repeated 9.36pm, and repeated 10.35pm on thursday on the world tonight on bbc radio 4)

newshour (presented by julian marshall) includes …

“Today, we’re going to head to the north-eastern tip of Israel, to the Golan Heights. This is a small country, so from here, Jerusalem to the Golan, it’s about a two-and-a-half-hour drive, and it’s a stunning landscape. This is also occupied territory, but my goodness it feels so different to the West Bank.”

thismorning (friday 29th), 7.15-7.19am, on bbc radio 4 (repeated 9.40pm on newshour on bbc world service radio)

today (presented by john humphrys) includes …

“Tomorrow marks a year since Palestinians began protesting at Gaza’s perimeter fence with Israel. Hamas, the militant group that runs the strip, is marking the anniversary calling for a million-person march at the fence. Israel has been massing troops nearby, after a week that’s already seen a significant military flare-up. There are some signs that a truce may hold, but people on both sides are braced for violence.”

“Israel goes to the polls in 12 days time, and it’s an eventful campaign. Prime Minister Netanyahu faces corruption charges, but has not let that deter him from running against a main opponent, a former military chief of staff, Benny Gantz. This week, President Trump has said he’ll recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights … There was a rocket strike from Gaza on Monday, and retaliation of dozens of air raids on Hamas targets.”